TISDALE — The Town of Tisdale has taken $1.2 million in loans for the sewer infrastructure renewal project.
The project includes a new sewer lift station, new lagoon and a new pipe out to the lagoon.
The town received funding for the project through the New Building Canada Small Community Fund in 2018. The municipality is responsible for one-third of the cost of the project, while the federal government pays a third and the provincial government pays another third. The total cost for the project is $3.6 million, while the town is responsible for $1.2 million.
The town expects to pay off its share in three years.
“We won’t finish the project until next year. We have to have the loan in place now, but we won’t spend it all until 2020,” said Al Jellicoe, Tisdale’s mayor.
Jellicoe said the project is important so the town can expand. The current sewage lift station is at capacity and doesn’t have room for additional sewage from new businesses and residential development.
